This so resonates. I’ve been saying for years that schools are rarely honest about how much they expect parents to subsidize the learning work of teaching children to read - and how quick (we) are to blame the families that don’t or can’t. (1 of 3) https://twitter.com/auroraworeblue/status/1381717842161188864
Now have the language to say this is systemic and causes differential damage for Black families, English learners and the many families in tight economic straits. (2 of 3)
And this damage has come from Progressives- not the Religious Right (which might embrace doing everything in the bosom of their families). We who believe in public schools as change agents must up our game #KnowBetterDoBetter (3 of 3)
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